ANDREW MITCHELL STOLOWITZ
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LEGAL EXPERIENCE
CONTRACT ATTORNEY, San Francisco, California
February 2009-Present
Currently serving as contract attorney assisting and advising on various
commercial and corporate matters, including entity formation, mergers and
acquisitions, contracts, corporate governance and dissolution, commercial
real estate, and shareholder disputes.
. Negotiation and preparation of commercial lease agreements.
. Served on litigation review team of large international law firm
regarding antitrust matter.
. Proscribed revisions to corporate governance policies of publicly-
traded semiconductor company as part of legal team managed by Axiom
Legal.
. Part of litigation review team on patent litigation matter on behalf
of Perkins Coie LLP.
. Experience with Applied Discovery, Concordance and Relativity software
programs.
LIVE ENERGY, INC., San Francisco, California
Legal Consultant, September 2008-March 2010
Maker of all-natural energy drinks which partners with various charitable
organizations to raise awareness on social issues and donates a percentage
of profits to charity. Consulted company on business development,
commercial, corporate governance, and venture capital matters.
THE OTTO LAW GROUP, PLLC, Seattle, Washington
Attorney, September 2005- May 2008
Practice focused on counseling clients on all facets of their growth and
development, with an emphasis on formation, corporate and commercial
matters, financings, mergers and acquisitions, sales and divestitures,
taxation, business succession, SEC compliance and reporting, and venture
fund formation and operation. Represented clients from a variety of
industries, including biotechnology, hardware, software, media, internet
applications and services, and venture capital.
. Corporate. Provided legal counsel and advice to officers and
directors regarding general corporate issues, including corporate
governance and shareholder matters.
. Securities. Prepared documentation and counseled on securities
offerings and capital raises. Assisted with the preparation of
filings and requirements of the SEC and other regulatory agencies,
including compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and Investment Company Act of 1940. Lead
associate and/or primary day-to-day contact on the formation and
operation of private funds.
>Successfully obtained SEC approval on an issuer's Regulation A
Offering Statement.
>Lead attorney on the negotiation of a settlement agreement
(proposed) concerning the withdrawal of business development
company election status without monetary fines.
. Commercial. Lead attorney on the negotiation and drafting of various
contractual agreements, including formation, consulting and
employment, buy and sell, distribution, joint development,
intellectual property, technology licensing, and royalty agreements.
. Mergers & Acquisitions; Reorganizations. Oversaw due diligence review
and provided counsel on the acquisitions and reorganizations of assets
and companies via mergers, purchase and sale, share exchanges, and
divestitures.
. Real Estate. Negotiated and drafted leases and purchase and sale
agreements. Documented loan transactions.
>Advised aviation services company on acquisition of fixed-base
operations.
. Taxation. Advised clients on tax ramifications concerning corporate
transactions, including operational agreements, mergers and
acquisitions, compensation, dispositions, and stock issuances.
Executed various tax-free reorganizations via mergers and share
exchanges.
INTERNSHIPS/EXTERNSHIPS
MIRACLE, PRUZAN & PRUZAN, P.C, Seattle, Washington
Rule 9 Legal Intern, May 2003- May 2004
Firm concentrates on personal injury and medical malpractice cases.
Represented clients in court hearings per Rule 9 status; composed demand
letters for settlement purposes; attended and summarized depositions.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Seattle, Washington
Legal Extern, January-April 2003
The Federal Trade Commission is a federal agency which pursues law
enforcement and advances consumer interests by working with federal and
state legislatures and U.S. and international government agencies.
. Consumer protection. Provided outreach services on consumer protection
and competition matters.
. Competition. Lead Extern on review of proposed acquisitions of gaming
companies and was responsible for providing evaluations and
recommendations to FTC attorneys.
. Litigation. Interviewed consumers and managed the collection of
evidence as part of an international investigation of consumer fraud,
leading to civil and criminal action taken against several companies.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW, Seattle, Washington
LL.M. in Taxation, June 2005
. Corporate and Partnership coursework: Advanced Partnership Tax,
Advising Private Business Owners, Compensation and Benefits, Corporate
Reorganizations, International Taxation.
. Trusts and Estates coursework: Estate & Gift Tax, Estate Planning.
> Experience with various types of trusts, trustee and
beneficiary powers, and estate plans.
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Seattle, Washington
J.D., May 2004
. Activities: Bankruptcy Clinic (assisted bankruptcy practitioners with
representation of low-income clients in Chapters 7 and 13
proceedings), Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (provided income tax
preparation and filing assistance to indigent individuals), Co-founder
and Faculty Representative- Intellectual Property Law Society,
Entertainment & Sports Law Society, Student Peer Advisor.
. Research Assistant for Professor Margaret Chon, researching
intellectual property and health issues.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, Washington
B.A., June 2000
. Double Major in Economics and Political Science; Minor in
Communications.
> Executive Business Program - Intensive
Accounting/Business/Finance program, August 2000.
> Activities: Inter-fraternity Council, Fraternity Vice-President-
Philanthropy, Social Chairman.
ADMISSIONS/MEMBERSHIPS/LICENSES
. Admissions: California (SBN# 257789) (2008), Washington (SBN# 37395)
(2006), United States District Court for the Western District of
Washington (2006).
. Memberships: American Bar Association (Business and Taxation sections;
Committee on Private Equity and Venture Capital; Subcommittee on
Private Equity M&A); State Bar of California (Business Law section);
Washington State Bar Association; Bar Association of San Francisco
(Barristers Club- Business, Commercial and Bankruptcy section;
Volunteer Legal Services Program (Eviction Defense Project; Community
Organization Representation Project)).
. Broker, State of California Department of Real Estate (License #
01879128) (2010).